ST. George's United Church
Charitable organization · Courtenay, British Columbia · BN 108019407RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($331,785) as filed with the CRA.
ST. George's United Church is a charitable organization based in Courtenay, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $525K in revenue and $332K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,923.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 14 qualified donees totalling $38K in 2024, the largest being $11K to The United Church of Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $315K in 2020 to $525K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
Preach Christian gospel and message; provide programs for children youth and adults; provide counselling and support for those in distress; provide pastoral care to ill and dying and their families; provide marriage and funeral services; community outreach eg soup kitchen; support community groups helping those in need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $525K | $332K | $255K | $6,793 | $38K | $512K |
| 2023 | $305K | $311K | $13K | $6,915 | $31K | $315K |
| 2022 | $273K | $292K | $232K | — | $25K | $325K |
| 2021 | $249K | $288K | $199K | — | $21K | $345K |
| 2020 | $315K | $352K | $246K | $29K | $31K | $362K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $38K to 14 qualified donees:
- The United Church of Canada$11K
- Sonshine Lunch Club$10K
- Canadahelps Canadon$5,675
- Canadahelps Canadon$2,544
- Comox Valley Food Bank$2,250
- Music Heals Charitable Foundation$1,500
- Comox Valley Child Development Association$1,500
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$1,000
- Comox Valley Youth Music Centre$1,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$750
- Comox Valley Transition Society$500
- The George Pringle Memorial Camp Society$397
- The United Church of Canada$100
- Comox Valley Recovery Centre Society$90
Received $6,923 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$207K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ryan Slifka (lead minister); Rosemary Carnahan (chair/property committee); Alison Mewett (treasurer); Joyce Wilson (chair/ m+p committee); Nikole Whittaker (member at large); Candice Woloshyn (vice-chair board of elders); Sarah Provan (children and youth minister); Keith Kovacs (member at large); Carolyn West-Price Touhey (member at large); Delia vonSchilling (member at large); Schoberg Gerald (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST. George's United Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108019407RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.